Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-24
Written for THE FvESIxe STAR.
AMUSING SOCIAL, GAMES.
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which rhymes with yOu. thus: Mr. Pugh Mrs
grews. Master Hugh. Miss Bellew Mr. Thew
Nis-is sue, Mr. chew, Missile Loo. Miss Bijou Miss
ASssw, Missile True, Mr.. New, Mrs Few, Miss IA
itus. Ms Ciew, Sc. according 10 whether they are
-in-ie ladies' marrf"d ladies, children, or gentle
u"n; ana VI them form In a circle or a straight
m" WnichsSer Il preferredD, either sitting OF
landing.
y l. the business then % the left-out player 70
It-stion the others with the utmost rapidty and
bewilderUent, and 10 try and entrap them into
wrong answer, when the one who makes mis-
take has 20 pay forfeit
There are two rules 10 the game
The frst. that every question or every answer
must end with the allotted rhyme
The second. that each players rirst answer mus,
De his cor hen own umed name that, ever after
." matter under what proy0eatlon. the answer
Iust De the name OF bis (or her lert-hand neigh.
Use ~
The left-out player begins BY addressing, as alb
rupty as possible. any one OF the company To
lustrate the method, let 1t be supposed the ques-
tons are put 70 Miss Bellev." ana that her left
hand neighoor Is "Nr. Pugh" says the player
(Which must be always the first question:, "Pray,
who are your" and the lady has 70 answer, "Miss
Below naturally fears she has made a wrong re-
ply. and is likely 90 cry out "Yes!r or something
similar. she Is however, only 70 answer "Mr
penalty OF a nne. TO make her stir, the player
plies her with questions Of this SOD what, next
TO your l. that your yiew7 And VIII ne dO@ Has
ne a shoe? Are his eyes blue? Does he like stew?
Win you p1rsuef Can he make glue? is that your
cne7n putting In every now and then, "But Is that
tr,ie:7 as II doubt really existed. and MISS BEL
lew" ought 10 take care.
The player, as well as Miss Bellew," must be
narrowly watched; for the moment a question Is
put with more tnan four syIlables, or which does
not rhyme, rine follows, and the player loses us
cor her post and must 60 into The ranks sa~na
Mrs. Crewe, change with you" and II Mrs
Crewe' doesn't happen 10 be the right name, there
the company all cry "Cockatoo," and change
places 49,
questioning Whenever he (or shel likes, and to
begin upon another OF the company. The more
frequently and capriciOusly this Is done the more
DOWN the line or either way round the circle with
only the question "Pray, who are youf"-thereby
reducing MS chance OF fine; but the moment a
person i asked this question a second Time with
out the Intervention OF string Of questions else
where, his "COekatoo!' as In the case OF any
The change OF place, when IL Is Cockatoo, Is
good because Il shifts the neighbors.
For every ms player ,s can produce e., Tor
deems one OF his (or hen own fines.
BIISDhASs BUFFALO.
Blindfold Que of the company, and then let all
the rest, one at a time, moo or low like a COW or
bull The Diindfolded person is TO guess who the
mOOer IL
The Orier OF mooing must go according to place.
or be Indicated by pointing the niger by the chief
keep the moo disguised The person guessed must
be bnndfoded In turn
DISCARDED.
Put twelve playing cards on the seat OF a cane
bOttOmed chair, and see which OF the company, by
single discharge OF the right-hand middle ringer
and thumb from underneath, can scatter the
greatest amount OF cards.
Ties disc harge again at the end Of the trial
ToE-BoGGAsING.
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upon his or her left foot, without any other sup
port and see which can hit foot-stool the great
est number or times with the right toe.
sPOONISG.
At q tea-taole, or a supper-table. challenge the
company 20 say what you say and do what you do,
all the way round. Then take up a spoon say
1T has q STEM and pass it TO your left hand
a FOWL and pass IL as before. On It's reaching
You after that. say with the utmost gravity,
THANK you That Is the whole" and put II Sol
EMMY back again 20 the place whence you took It.
BOXING THE COMPASS.
Constitute yourself the Clerk OF the Weather:
then divide your company into groups OF four,
each kept well apart, and each standing ring
shaped. the faces inwards. Arrange with them
which wa is of the room are north, SOUTH EAST
west; and as you have the winds at your com
mand, make as much confusion as possible. cry,
The wind Is east" when every group must
the wind blew from the east quarter. As quickly
possible. cry "The wind Is SOUTH VIII n
the swaying must be towards the north: chang
ing this 20 THE wind Is north" TO get a south
erIy swaying, 1.-The wind Is west" to get
an ca terry. and making the changes as unex-
pectedly you can sometimes, also, make no
change, but repeat the previous wind: and when
you md your people knowing the points Of the
which each group must whirl round as long as You
keep up whirr; which you OF course, contrive to
10 TN you are sure stoppage OF will leave each
member OF the company facing q different wall
from the W all ne cor she) laced before.
Any failure TO follow the true course Of the wind
an error In judging or any other way, the company
can cry on; "A wtnd-fall" and you have TO send
IN your resignation
THE ROYAL FAMILY.
When there is company OF not fewer than six
persons and not more than twelve, take all the
eourt-cards out OF a pack, together with as many
more as win suf1ce TO let each player hold two
There must be pool, 10 which each player Con-
tributes; and this Is won by the player who can
nrst lay down king, queen and kpave Of one
suit, this constituting a perfect Royal Family.
The players look AT their cards being careful not
player next the dealer begins his privilege being
10 ask any one VI the PLAYERS he may NIX on for the
card be wants He COR shel may have no part OF
ease IL matters not whether he asks for ellis
Majesty the King OF Clubs" or "Her Majesty the
queen OF HeariA" or .His Royal Highness the
Family. or Two OF a Family, he Will ask for the
member o. Il, or for the one OF the members OF it.
what s asked for, the card Is handed over 10 the
asker, who then declares, II that makrs his Family
complete, that the game h az an end: should the
player addressed. however, not have the card
asked for, the askers privilege Is over, and the
turn passes TO the next player In rotation
When there has been a successful asking, which
Yet does not lead 10 declaration, the asker is OF
course left In possession Of three cards whilst the
Ierson asked Is left with only one Also a person
may cnance TO have been askeI by different play-
ers for both cards. nn0tng himself with none In
al such Gases, on thoBrisal OF the persons turn
n nv
three cards 10 lay his three face ards on the
table. when he can draw one, and pay for 10 by a
subs rptiOn 10 the pool, doing THIS twice over
surprising two cards are required This Is because
royal family must be composed OF three cards
and player without two cards 10 begin with
could never win
Players soon get to know In which hands the
cards they want are held; unless, indeed these
get drawn face dOwnwards, when OF course only
the last holders are In Possession OF the secret:
from which comes a complicatlon adding TO the
lnteress OF the game.
A new deal with new pool succeeds a declara-
ton.
Court cards must be called sTheir Mstesties-
and "Iheir Royal Highnesses- on pain OF a fine.
And none but court cards have value
TIE LORD CHAMBERLAIN
Let the company stand In q row Tor In two rows.
or more n the room be smaID, and let each row.
st q signal for each step, make six steps back.
wards. The players whose steps cover the most
ground win
TIE vrRTrors vEsrAs
How TO make tea out OF lucifer matches Pro-
claim that you can DO this: then take two yestas.
lay one straight on the table and the other hang.
Ing from IL, commencing at the center thus r.